Waste Disposal and Recycling Facilities

Upcoming Large Good Collection and Mattress Collection

A large goods collection and mattress collection is taking place on Saturday, 20 April 2024 at:

  • Glennon Brothers Pearse Park Longford (lower car park) from 10am to 12pm
  • Granard Farmers Mart Granard from 1:30pm to 3:30pm

The items for collection will include beds, mattresses, furniture, carpets, toys, bicycles, and household scrap metal.

Charges for Large Goods
€25 per car
€40 per car and small trailer
€50 per car and large trailer or van

Charges for Mattresses
An additional €10 per mattress

Cash only, no card payments. 
No tractors and trailers will be permitted
Items not being collected include: all electrical goods, PVC, plastic oil tanks, construction and demolition waste, lead, tiles, ceramics, hazardous waste and broken glass

For further information, call us on 043 334 34 62.

Waste Collection 

Longford County Council does not provide a household or commercial waste collection service. Household waste collection services in County Longford are provided by the following private sector operators:
  
Mulleadys Waste Management (countywide service)
W: mulleadys.com
P: 043 332 41 28

Oxigen Environmental/Cavan Waste Disposal (Granard/Gowna Areas only)
W: oxigen.ie
P: 049 433 26 46

It is a criminal offence to use bogus waste collectors and you may be prosecuted if your waste is found illegally dumped. Bogus waste collectors normally advertise their services with flyers inserted into letterboxes. The services advertised include the removal of all types of waste and garage cleanouts.

Make sure you only use a valid waste contractor by asking for their waste permit which they are required to carry with them at all times. You can check that they are licenced to remove domestic and commercial waste on page one of the conditions of this permit. Their permit number must also be displayed on the collection vehicle along with their name and address. 

Bring Centres

Recyclable and non-recyclable waste can be taken to bring centres. Waste can include cardboard, newspapers, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and batteries, old clothing, shoes and accessories, as well as large bulky items such as furniture, carpets, and household hazardous waste. County Longford has two bring centres located at civic amenity sites operated by Mulleadys Waste Management:

Cloonaugh, Drumlish, County Longford
Open Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (closed through lunch) and Saturday 9am-1pm
P:  043 332 41 28

Westlink Business Park, Athlone Road, Longford
Open Wednesday 9am-5pm (closed through lunch) and Saturday 9am-1pm
P:  043 334 88 36

Bring Banks

At County Longford bring banks you can recycle glass (clear, brown, green) and aluminium cans. Find your nearest bring bank on repak.ie.

When using these bring banks:

  • Separate the different glass by colour
  • Remove all caps and lids and please wash
  • Only put in drink cans and please crush
  • Do not put in any delph or ceramics
  • The bins are for household use only
  • Please do not leave any rubbish or plastic bags behind
  • Do not participate in Illegal dumping at bring banks as this will be prosecuted

Household Hazardous Waste and Large Good Collections

Longford County Council organise household hazardous waste and large goods collections throughout the year. Call back to this section or follow us on social media to find out when these next collections are taking place. 

Hazardous waste such as paint tins, weed killer and waste oil should not be disposed of in household waste. Find more information on this with the Environmental Protection Agency's Householders' Guide to Hazardous Waste Prevention.

Asbestos Removal

Longford County Council does not maintain a list of asbestos removal contractors. For information on asbestos removal visit the Health and Safety Authority's website HSA.ie.

Further information can also be found on the National Waste Collection Permit Office website NWCP.ie, especially regarding the authorised transport of waste asbestos. 

You can also find information on the removal of asbestos waste to an authorised waste facility on the Environmental Protection Agency website EPA.ie. 

    Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment 

    Anything with a plug or battery, also known as waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), can be disposed of free of charge at a County Longford bring centre. This is in line with the Waste Management (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2005. 

    You can also find out more about WEEE on weeeireland.ie.

    Waste Batteries

    The European Union (Batteries and Accumulators) Regulations 2014 promote the recycling of waste batteries. Waste batteries should never go in general waste or recycling bins.  All waste batteries must be collected and recycled at retail outlets that sell batteries or local authority recycling facilities. This is a free service. No purchase is required to return waste batteries.

    Compostable Waste

    Compostable waste includes vegetable peelings, coffee grounds, egg shells and cardboard egg boxes, tea bags, fruit peelings, leaves, grass clippings, kitchen towels, and newspapers. 

    Do not add meat, chicken, or fish, chemically treated garden waste, diseased plants, manure from meat-eating animals (such as dogs and cats), grease or oil. Glossy print magazines are also not recommended for composting.

    More information on composting is available from the Environmental Protection Agency's A Household Guide to Composting.

    Clothing

    Donate unwanted clothes which are in good condition to a charity shop. Old worn clothes can be disposed of free of charge at either of Longford’s bring centres detailed above.

    Old Furniture 

    Revamp 3R Store Longford will accept your old furniture free of charge provided it is in good condition and fit for resale. They will also restore your old furniture.

    End-of-Life Vehicle

    Under the European Union (End-of-Life Vehicles) Regulations 2014 (SI 281/2014), it is the registered owner’s legal responsibility to bring an end-of-life vehicle (ELV) to an authorised treatment facility (ATF, also called permitted scrapyards). The AFT will dispose of the vehicle, give the owner a certificate of destruction and forward details of the certificate of destruction to the National Vehicle and Driver File.

    ELVs contain hazardous materials (for example, lead acid batteries, coolant, and brake fluid) that can damage the environment and risk public health. You are committing a criminal offence if you dispose of an ELV illegally or use an unauthorised facility.

    Authorised Waste Treatment Facilities can be found at elves.ie.|

    Abandoned Vehicle

    Under Section 71 of the Waste Management Act, 1996, as amended, abandoned vehicles will become the property of Longford County Council. Abandoned vehicles are a prosecutable office with fines of up to €5,000 on prosecution.

    Complaints of abandoned vehicles in a public place can be made on the Environmental Complaint Form. 

    Waste Tyres

    All tyre retailers are obliged to take back your old tyres when you are purchasing new ones. More information on the disposal of waste tyres can be found on circolelt.ie.

    Anyone wishing to dispose of waste tyres can find more information on the Circol ELT website.

    Construction and Demolition Waste

    Construction and Demolition Waste is defined as all waste that arises from construction, renovation and demolition activities. It includes soil and stone, surplus and damaged products and materials arising at construction works or used temporarily during on-site activities, together with dredge spoil. These materials can be hazardous.

    If you are responsible for a construction and demolition project, you must ensure that you have a waste management plan and ensure waste is segregated to be reused, recycled or disposed appropriately.

    Where construction or demolition wastes cannot be reused or recycled, that waste must be transported to authorised waste facilities using the services of authorised waste collectors (as authorised by the National Waste Collection Permit Office). A list of authorised sites per local authority area and list of waste code is available from the Local Authority Waste Facility Register.  

    Records must be maintained on-site to prove the waste has been managed correctly. It is advisable to retain these records for a minimum period of 7 years.

    MyWaste.ie A-Z Waste Management Guide

    Search MyWaste.ie A-Z Waste Management Guide with the object you want to dispose of (for example, glass, aerosol, pizza box) to find out more about how and where to dispose of it properly. 

    Disclaimer

    The above information is intended to facilitate your understanding of the main provisions of the regulations and should not be taken as a legal interpretation.